“Husband of Shaw’s stabbing victim appeals dismissal of civil case; Judge D. Brock Hornby had dismissed the lawsuit Jeffrey Boudreau filed against the supermarket chain following his wife’s murder in the Saco store in 2015”: Liz Gotthelf of The Journal Tribune of Biddeford, Maine had this report back in July 2019.

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued this decision affirming the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the supermarket.

“Ain’t no party like a South Boston St. Patrick’s party, cuz it don’t stop, no, it don’t stop — at least until the cops show up, and sometimes not even then”: Adam Gaffin of Boston’s Universal Hub has this report on a qualified immunity-based ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued Friday.

“US court upholds SSI for Puerto Ricans in key ruling”: Danica Coto of The Associated Press has this report.

And Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law reports that “Puerto Rico Residents Entitled to SSI Disability Benefits” (subscription required for full access).

You can access Friday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

The opinion, written by the First Circuit’s only resident judge Puerto Rico on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel, begins: “This appeal raises a fundamental question of constitutional law requiring us to consider the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment as it applies to the residents of Puerto Rico.”

“Guantanamo Bay Detainees Fail to Show Military Judge Biased”: Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued Friday.

“Coronavirus May Stall Key Supreme Court Rulings; High court has been unable to hear arguments amid pandemic, delaying some heated and politically charged decisions”: Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report. Some may question whether the headline’s use of the word “unable” is apt.

“Will the Supreme Court let conservatives use the pandemic to trample abortion rights?” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“A Veteran Defender Is Selected for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial; David Bruck, described as a pioneer in the community of death penalty defense lawyers, has represented a white supremacist, the Boston Marathon bomber and a woman who drowned her young children”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.